'Let's Give the Lord a Hand for Our Governor' Palin

Feel the need for a serious shiver of terror? Check out this video of Palin addressing a group of "graduates" of something at the Wasilla Assembly of God Church.

Who's Really Running The GOP? The Sith, Obviously

Now the truth slowly leaks out: Gov Palin's nod to become McSame's VP candidate comes not out of the blue...


But from the dark side......!

Alleged Palin Family Video Turns Up on YouTube

Sarah Palin's either going to turn out to be the boldest vice presidential choice in American history or the worst. So little is known about the charismatic and unseasoned Alaska governor that the next 70 days will be a massive public version of This is Your Life, much of which will be a total surprise to the McCain campaign. There are numerous media reports that Palin and her family were not comprehensively vetted prior to her selection as running mate.

'McCain seems to have put his political interests ahead of the nation’s '

That's not me talking, folks, that's the editorial page of yesterday's Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. So, continuing the "all Palin" theme here, let's think about that.

Sarah Palin's Questionable Judgment

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's an up-and-coming Republican leader who could've been an interesting presidential or vice presidential candidate in four or eight years. It is reckless insanity to believe she's ready to step in as commander-in-chief now, particularly to serve a 72-year-old president with health concerns after two bouts with skin cancer and five-and-a-half years' mistreatment as a prisoner of war.

McCain: Master Of The Knuckleball?

So, I'm picking at my lunch today, CNN comes on: McCain makes his pick at long last.


So, why did I get the strange impression I'm watching Braves Baseball???

Denver Protestors Nail Fox Noise....

...and I can't stop laughing at this!

Huckster of the Month: Cato's Chris Edwards

Remember the WTW story on how many corporations pay no taxes? Well, it sure isn't easy, but the Cato Institute's Chris Edwards found a way to make that sad story an aargument for lowering the corporate tax rate. And I assume he said this with a straight face: "By lowering the U.S. tax rate, you are giving companies less incentive to cheat and move their profits offshore."

Huckster of the Month: Cato's Chris Edwards

Remember the WTW story on how many corporations pay no taxes? Well, it sure isn't easy, but the Cato Institute's Chris Edwards found a way to make that sad story an aargument for lowering the corporate tax rate. And I assume he said this with a straight face: "By lowering the U.S. tax rate, you are giving companies less incentive to cheat and move their profits offshore."

McCain, Gramm, and Economics

Yeah, Phil Gramm stepped down as McCain's economic advisor after his comment about Americans being whiners, and the recession being psychological.**

**The actual quote is "You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession....We have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline."


But you know full well that Gramm is still The Dollar Man for McCain. The fact that Gramm has a PhD in economics apparently lends him a presumption of respectability and has convinced McCain that Gramm must know something about the subject in which he got his Doctorate. But your degrees don't define you nearly as much as your values and perceptions do, and no degree can impart wisdom and objectivity. And who is Gramm?